Host Your Own ‘Blackfish’ House Party!

For nearly 50 years, SeaWorld has condemned marine animals to a lifetime of loneliness in the watery prisons that it calls amusement parks. The stars of its sad spectacles—orcas—are often kidnapped from their ocean homes and can spend decades trapped in tiny tanks and tormented into performing tricks for gawking tourists.

The acclaimed documentary Blackfish investigates the terrible price paid by orcas at SeaWorld by reconstructing the story of a captive orca named Tilikum, who—after being torn from his family when he was just 2 years old—has endured nearly two decades of confinement, isolation, and frustration, and as a result, he has been involved in the deaths of three humans.

On October 24, CNN will air the television premiere of this important award-winning documentary, and we want you to share its message by hosting a Blackfish viewing party!

Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? Read more.